Max (Max) Baucus (D)
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Capitol: 202.224.2651
FAX: 202.224.0515
District: 406.329.3123
Senator
Room 511 HSOB- Hart Senate Office Building Constitution Avenue and 2nd Street, NE
Washington, DC 20510-2602

Residence: Helena, MT
Elected: 1978    Next Election: 2014
Spouse: Melodee Hanes   DOB: 12/11/1941
Committee Assignments
ChairmanSenate Committee on Finance
ChairmanSenate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Vice ChairJoint Committee on Taxation
ChairmanCongressional Competitiveness Caucus
Co-ChairSenate Beef Caucus
FC MemberSenate Sweetener Caucus
Co-ChairWestern States Senate Coalition
Co-ChairSenate Cuba Working Group
Co-ChairSenate Impact Aid Coalition
FC MemberSenate New Democrat Coalition
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade, and Risk Management
FC MemberCongressional Philanthropy Caucus
FC MemberSenate Military Family Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Oversight
FC MemberSenate Afterschool Caucus
FC MemberSenate Taiwan Caucus
FC MemberSenate Diabetes Caucus
FC MemberSenate Friends of Norway Caucus
FC MemberSenate General Aviation Caucus
FC MemberSenate National Guard Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
FC MemberCongressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long Term Growth
MemberJoint Congressional-Executive Commission on China
FC MemberSenate Rural Health Caucus
MemberSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works
FC MemberSenate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
FC MemberCongressional Sportsmen's Caucus
FC MemberSenate Rural Education Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Livestock, Diary, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security
MemberSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
FC MemberCongressional Fire Services Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
Ex-OfficioSenate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
Ex-OfficioSenate Subcommittee on Health Care
Ex-OfficioSenate Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
FC MemberCongressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Internet Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Recycling Caucus
FC MemberAir Force Caucus

Bio

Throughout his career, Max has never forgotten where he came from or who he represents. Raised on a ranch near Helena, Max understands the values of hard work, faith, family, and community. That's why he does "Work Days" as often as he can with local businesses in Montana. Max spends a full day working alongside Montanans to gain a better perspective of the challenges they face. Over the years, he's done Work Days on farms and ranches, at butcher shops and pharmacies, schools and construction sites. In 1995 and 1996, Max walked the entire 820-mile length of Montana. An avid runner, Max completed a 50-mile running marathon in just over 12 hours in 2003. Boosting the state's economy and creating good-paying jobs in Montana top Max's priority list. By combining his trademark work ethic with independence and experience, Max has helped create thousands of good-paying jobs in Montana. He's held four separate statewide Montana Economic Development Summits, each of which attracted more than 1,000 people. These meetings, amongst the state's top economic development officials and business people, helped lay the foundation for economic development planning in the state. Whether fighting to expand the Children's Health Insurance Program or writing landmark health care reform legislation that will lower costs and provide quality, affordable health care coverage for all Americans, Max is leading the charge to improve our nation's health care system. For decades he has led efforts to cut the rising number of the uninsured in Montana and to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid. By traveling overseas and hosting foreign dignitaries in Montana, Max has helped knock down trade barriers and open foreign markets to Montana's high-quality products. He's led trade missions to Asia, Cuba, Australia and many other nations over the years. Max is also committed to boosting Montana's education system and fighting to increase access to public lands important to hunting and fishing. Max graduated from Helena High School in 1959. He earned both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a law degree from Stanford University. He has one son, Zeno. In what little free time Max has, he enjoys hunting, fishing and hiking on the public lands he fights so hard to keep open.